West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-04-14
CAUGHT UP.
SYSTEMATIC RAILRoED non
BERRIES
Arrest q. N Large Number sr the
Employees or the Panhandle Ran-
road Tor Theft.


road officials have Svrn endeavoriug for a
long time 20 de'ect tho guilty parties aud 70
bring them TO jlstice Tho grcatcr part ot
the stealing was done between Pittsburgb
aud U,nus>u. OHIO. Beginning OF the
night OF the flth inst large number Of the
employees OF the road were nrrcstcd at differ.
ent points along the line, and muob Ot the
stolen good, found I'm "fonccsn In var,ou,
places, here II was for sale by the accom-,
pliccs Too attorney Of the raliroSh com.
pany said:
Detectives were place on trains where the
goods could be watched and the thieves
caught We had already discovered that the
cuprIts we're employees of the company. ln
Sept. therS werO 81 I,rews OF freight trains
on tho Panhandle railroad coming into Pitts.
burgh. OF these so crews no loss than 7j
were folnd TO be crooked a crew consisted
OF a conductor, hagman and two brAkemcn.
In some cases all the men were involved In
Others only part. Not single ougineer or
fireman was involved In the robborioS
The gools were obtained by tho thieve,
In various ways In many instances the seals
ON bondel cars were broken, while In Others
hatchets were Used 10 cut hole in the end
OF the car, through which the mon crawled
and ,o)k what they coveted. Thci they
reported the car In bal condition, claiming
that the hole had beon made by accident.
The operations were nll the result OF comb.
nation Arrangements were carefully made
and each rascal was assigned Co his particl,
lar part Of tbs work ia mu IN the sans way
hs bank robbery Is conducted by profos-
sional cracksmou. l do not know that the
members OF the combination were oa'h.
bound or anything OF that kind, but IL is GER
tain that Thorough understanding existed
among them and that they acted In concert
Co cover each Others misdoinRs
O = Of the most dcmoralizing features Of
the case Is that when new mer were employ.
al as brakeman or what not, aud when they
refused 10 join the reIt OF the crew I'm their dis,
honest practices. they we're told; 1t Is no
ain 20 rob a railroad company
Many difficulties beset the detectives
mainly on scoouut OF the depredations cover
i"g 70 large an amount OF territory. They
we're committed nil along ths roai, and tho
losers reside at points a, far west as Denver,
Colorado. Every imaginable altlcIo that
can be carried on a car was taken, even a
sewing machine and family Bible beln,
among the booty. AS usual, the thieves
easily found receivers for their
p!under IN Pittsburgh and other
places. But In order that the business
shoul ! not be obstructcd, an obliglng indi
vIdual, established a fence for the especial
a'commodltion OF raiirold men near the
Try street tunnel, Pittsburgh. A greit deal
OF the stun has been sent thare 1t wa, con-
vcniently situated, aud the thieves could put
their p!under there ms soon a. thsy lof. their
trains When stuff was sold the m Juey was
equally divided among tho urew. IL wac not
al ways turned into money, no oSevor, Tho
gentlemens' tastes we're egid BntlY OF n luEu-
rious order, 30 that articles which couli be
used for their personal comfort or adornmenl
woro not sold, In the houses OF
found three or four boxes OF the finest ci-
gars on their mantlepinc,s. Wines aud
other expensive qujrB we're always ~ b,
found Ia their homes They wJre gojl
clothes. When piec5 ot valuable cloth
goods felt into their hands IL wal the r habit
10 divide it in.o three or four p SO ,s an have
iuits made. When ih sre was more thauthey
ueedel Tor them elves, they gave some away
70 th'ir fron Is. Rsvo'Vsrs we're fagorile
spoil. F,rty fine sm m and w.s,on pistols
That wsres,o'en ar, @ IN nk 20 ligh, In tho
pockets Of Oh 'prisonors, birdly ANN taken
W far being withou, a hand 1oms x sholsor.
II is impossible 10 say what il ths azkreylte
value Of tbs property stolen, hus will prob,
ably eIossd t2OtlOJ.
Found Dying in HoveI.
james Barney was found In a dying co1di,
ton in his log cabin ia BsntOn county. AK.
and wos taken ~ the bous Of ne.ghbor
where be died the next diy. Ablut fifteen
years aRI Barney came to Bsnto1 county and
took up his abode ia an old, tum5l d. iown
log houe, whore he has lived ever sine.
The hoyol h furnished With box OF straw
Tor bed the covering consisting
of piece OF an Old blanket. One
anal skillet was bis only cooking u'e,en.
No cup, saucer, knife or fork could bs found
IN the house but Siy0 was wrapped in bun
de Of rags; ako mortgages on real estate
amounting 10 $500 Blrney was man OF
good education, eOuli talk on almo.t any
subject bu, rarely ever talked of himself or
his past history From papers founf In
tho house IL is bell we'd hs came from Penn.
sylvaHia. Hs once told a nsiglbJr that he
had a sister living In New York tie lo't no
will, 10 is believed he was Interested arze,y
In m ming as we'll as being chief owner In
stock raucu in one n tho weq'ern Territories.
The Long aud snOrt Haul
Judge d 'ady Ca the United sats, Circuit
Court no Portland, Orslon, has rendered a1
important discision as 20 tie scope of the In.
Ter State Com uorcs act. which virtually
rulIi0e' the long and short haul c'an.o So far
asitafferts roads cDinpotIng with waterroutea
The Judge rul IS that The Inter 3.ats Com.
mercs act does not apply ~ an curriers' en
"a ed in Interstate copm're, Dus only suso
as use railway or railw1y a1d wac
ter crsf5 under common cJntr5t for c1ntl1u
Gus carriage or shipment OF property from
ono Staie Oh another The ctss iu point va
that of the Oregon oni California RuroaI.
aud the Judge rules that as i.s clJu.es OF
,ertaig goods is performed wholly within t.e
Slate Of Oregon. 10 is therefore specially er
,mptoi by The tenn Of tho oct from &C..
operation Of The law
Charleston Cots Another shaking
Faster Sunday wts us1ered in With o. RE-
m.uder ~ AuIust Gl.t. 1856. An earthquake
shock occurred at shos ESQ A W.. AID while
20 did NO damags .l wss .ere 81 enough
frIghtoD cuuy urco gOes IIs te
ouly disturbances felt since March .7b